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Old Oct 28, 2003 | 10:33 PM
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My steering feels loose on my car? Can I get some ideas as to what is going on? The suspension of the car is a follows:
I have had a wheel alignment(didn't fix problem)
Tokico 5-way adjustable all around with eibach springs 1.5 drop.
JDM CRX front spindles.
90-93 Teg Axles.
Complete Prothane Kit Installed.
Place racing mounts with LS/Vtec motor

Thanks in advance for any answer.
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Old Oct 28, 2003 | 11:56 PM
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Take it where the alignment was done that should have told you why its loose. My guess is inner tie rods or bad hub bearings. Or maybe even brakes. I have had my run in with all these on every crx I have ever owned.
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Old Oct 29, 2003 | 03:43 AM
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It could be your tie rod ends, or it could be your ball joint's, or it could be you steering rack going.

Let's just say when my stearing was going bad I replaced all of them.
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Old Oct 29, 2003 | 09:57 PM
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Thanks for the advice.
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Old Oct 29, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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I'D REPLACE THE RACK.

ef's are old and the racks need to be replaced on most of them. the difference is night and day after replacing it. feels like a whole new car.
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 12:22 AM
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Yeah your best bet would be do the labor yourself if at all possible and replace everything in the front end.
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 03:43 AM
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I had loose steering, this was one of my problems https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=527478
The other problem were that my upper ball joints needed replacing.
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 07:34 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pepperoni Nipples &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'D REPLACE THE RACK.

ef's are old and the racks need to be replaced on most of them. the difference is night and day after replacing it. feels like a whole new car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

True ef's are old, but racks are expensive, unless you have the 200 plus to throw down on something that might not be the problem.

Start with a visual inspection to avoid homskillets problem .
Then if you don't see anything start with the small cheap stuff, and go from there. It's all pretty easy, and can all be done by yourself, although an extra set of hands helps.
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 09:43 AM
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I will satrt will all the small stuff all you guys have adviced. I did check for a crack in the subframe but saw nothing. I will however double check it. Thanks for all the heads up on this matter.
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